Kolkata: Polling booths a few steps down, gated communities woke up to ‘Duare vote’ on Wednesday when the state went to poll in its second phase. For a majority of residents, it was the first time that they got to cast votes on their own campuses. With the convenience of polling at doorsteps, the residents,…
Panaji: Tuesday night was Goa’s third-hottest summer night in half a century, as metereorological data has revealed a temperatue of 28.6°C, just short of the all-time April high of 29.2°C, recorded 30 years ago in Goa on April 27, 1995.This is also the third-consecutive hottest night this month, with temperatures of over 28°C being recorded…
Gandhinagar: Special ‘tourist police stations’ will be set up at Gir Somnath, Dwarka and Dang with the aim of enhancing the safety and convenience of tourists, said the state govt on Wednesday. DGP K L N Rao chaired a meeting on Wednesday to work out modalities for operationalising the police stations in key destinations visited…
Rohtak: The property ID issue has emerged as a key flashpoint in the Sampla municipal committee chairperson election, shaping voter sentiment ahead of the May 10 polling.The contest has turned multi-cornered, with BJP’s Parveen Coach and independents Rakesh Sarpanch, Sudhir Ohlyan, Ankit Ohlyan and Anil Sharma in the fray. With no Congress candidate, the campaign…
Pune: The Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC), Pune Metropolitan Region Development Authority (PMRDA), and local gram panchayats have set a strict May 31 deadline for completion of all pre-monsoon maintenance across Hinjewadi IT Park.“The authorities will conduct a comprehensive survey to ensure that drain pipes are cleaned and natural water streams cleared within their respective…
Guwahati: BJP-led four-party NDA is poised to retain power in Assam for a historic third consecutive term, according to a flurry of exit polls released on Wednesday evening that point to a strong pro-incumbency wave led by chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.The single-phase elections on April 9 recorded the highest-ever poll participation in the state…
Dark clouds loom large as a sudden spell of rain and lightning disrupts a sunny Wednesday afternoon Lucknow: Temperatures dipped in most parts of UP, including Lucknow on Wednesday, bringing relief from weather that had been scorching the city for past 20 days, but Bundelkhand continued to reel under severe hot conditions. Similar conditions are…
Jaipur: The education department has begun the process of preparing a list of teachers and staff allegedly involved in tobacco and alcohol consumption and harassment, following education minister Madan Dilawar’s announcement last month that action would be taken against those engaged in such activities.An order issued by the office of the director of elementary education…
Chennai: A Tamil Nadu govt order restricting maternity leave for third pregnancy to 12 weeks is unjustifiable and against the law settled by the Supreme Court, Madras high court ruled on Wednesday.The division bench of Justice R Suresh Kumar and Justice N Senthilkumar set aside the orders of the principal district judge, Villupuram, dated March…
Who is Amy Beck? Noah Beck’s mother suspended after TikTok video resurfaces amid Haley Beck controversy (Image via Getty) Amy Beck is now at the center of a growing controversy after an old social media video came back online and quickly spread across platforms. The video, which features her and her son Noah Beck, has…
